Engineering:March 83G

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Short description: Racing automobile
March 83G[1][2][3]
1983 March 83G "Spirit of Miami", front left (Greenwich 2019).jpg
CategoryIMSA GTP/Group C
Technical specifications
ChassisCarbon fiber/kevlar body and aluminum honeycomb monocoque chassis[4]
SuspensionDouble wishbones, coil springs over shock absorbers, anti-roll bars
Axle track1,565 mm (61.6 in) (front)
1,539 mm (60.6 in) (rear)
Wheelbase2,685 mm (105.7 in)
EngineChevrolet 5.7 L (347.8 cu in) 90° OHV V8 naturally-aspirated mid-engined
Porsche 2.65 L (161.7 cu in) 180° DOHC B6 twin-turbocharged mid-engined
Nissan 2.1 L (128.1 cu in) DOHC I4 twin-turbocharged mid-engined
Transmission5-speed manual
Power570–650 hp (430–480 kW)
Weight900 kg (2,000 lb)
Competition history
Debut1982 3 Hours of Daytona[5]
March 83G at Road Atlanta in 2007
Dave Cowart and Kenper Miller driving the Red Lobster March 83G-Chevy at Sears Point (now Sonoma) Raceway in an IMSA Camel GT race in 1983.

The March 83G is a IMSA GTP/Group C sports prototype race car, designed, developed and built by British manufacturer and constructor March Engineering, for sports car racing (specifically both the IMSA GT Championship and World Sportscar Championship), in 1983.[6][7]

Al Holbert and Jim Trueman co-drove this March 83G-Porsche (chassis #04) to victory in the 1983 IMSA Camel GT event at Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma, California.

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